Module manager: Dr Mathieu Di Miceli
Email: M.C.DiMiceli@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Assignment 1-12 credits
Will assess
- Explain how concepts covered link to concepts covered elsewhere in the programme
- Explain the physiological concepts of structure and function, and homeostasis, using examples drawn from the principal body systems and functions.
- Explain how genetic and biochemical approaches are involved in exploring cell biology related to Biomedical Sciences
Assignment 2 -18 credits
Will assess
- Explain how concepts covered link to concepts covered elsewhere in the programme
- Describe the core concepts of pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics
- Explain the key principles of clinical pharmacology
- Recall examples of drugs and how they can be used to treat and modify the pathophysiology of various common diseases and conditions.
- Relate how drugs are discovered and developed within the modern pharmaceutical industry.
- Explain the neuroscience concepts of structure and function within the nervous system at the cellular, circuit, and network-level.
- Describe how structure and function can be measured experimentally
- Describe how structure and function can change during development and pathological dysfunction
- Explain how concepts covered link to concepts covered elsewhere in the programme
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private study hours | 0 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 0 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 0 | ||
The students will receive formative feedback on Evidence Based report 1 to them submit as the summative version, Evidence based reports will test some of the LO’s but not all (all are assessed formatively see application of knowledge assessment block)
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Evidence Base Report 1 | 40 |
| Assignment | Evidence Base Report 2 | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
An assessment brief and marking criteria will be shared with students for each assignment.
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Last updated: 01/10/2025
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